Academy Rd Stormwater Improvement Project

Academy Road Stormwater Improvements

Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham jointly developed this project to improve water quality of stormwater from the Academy sub-basin of the Lake Whatcom Watershed. This project, constructed during the summer of 2015, treats runoff from approximately 76 acres and is estimated to remove 30 pounds of phosphorus annually. It was funded by Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham, and grants from Washington State Department of Ecology.